Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Man thought he could only be arrested for burglary at night

A man from Willoughby, Ohio, who believed he could only be charged with burglary if he committed the crime at night, has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of breaking and entering.

According to police, 22-year-old James Blankenship's mother found her son attempting to break into her home through a first floor window late last month. The young man had not been welcome in his mother's home for approximately three months, nor did he have any possessions on the premises, police said.

Upon being discovered by his mother, the accused fled the scene. A neighbour alerted the police that he had witnessed a man running behind a nearby home. Blankenship was discovered hiding in a crawl space not far from his mother's house, police said.